synonym

syn·o·nym  (sn-nm)

n.

1. A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language.

2. A word or an expression that serves as a figurative or symbolic substitute for another.

3. Biology A scientific name of an organism or of a taxonomic group that has been superseded by another name at the same rank.

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[Middle English sinonyme, from Old French synonyme, from Latin synnymum, from Greek sunnumon, from neuter of sunnumos, synonymous; see synonymous.]

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syno·nymic, syno·nymi·cal adj.

syno·nymi·ty n.

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synonym [ˈsɪnənɪm]

n

1. (Linguistics) a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word, such as bucket and pail

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a word or phrase used as another name for something, such as Hellene for a Greek

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected

[via Late Latin from Greek sunōnumon, from syn- + onoma name]

synonymic , synonymical adj

synonymity  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

synonym - two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context equivalent word word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" antonym, opposite, opposite word - a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"

Translations

synonym [ˈsɪnənɪm] N → sinónimo m

synonym [ˈsɪnənɪm] n → synonyme m

synonym

n → Synonym nt

synonym [ˈsɪnənɪm] n → sinonimo